Vulcan Warp Shuttle

from "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979)

Scale: 1:220
Initial Release: 1979
Medium: Styrene
Kit Rarity: 3

About the Design

Seen only briefly during a deep space rendezvous sequence in 1979's "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," the Vulcan Warp Shuttle was memorable for being the first Vulcan spacecraft ever depicted in a "Star Trek" screen project.  Its highly angular design and its forward-extending warp nacelles gave the craft a look that was decidedly distinct from the human-influenced Federation vessels seen up to that point.

The ship itself was a two-part vessel, consisting of the bottom "Warp Sled" and the "Passenger Shuttle" that could detach for docking on the exterior of larger spacecraft.

About the Kit

Released in conjunction with 1979's "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," the Vulcan shuttle was re-released in the late 1980s despite the fact that it failed to appear in any of the subsequent "Star Trek" films.

The kit was released again in 2010 with its original AMT branding by Round 2.

This model is an original issue.